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From Finnish Lab to US IPO: Dr. Jan Goetz on Building Europe's Quantum Leader IQM
Dr Jan Goetz never planned to be a CEO. He wanted to be a professor. But when co-founder Professor Mikko Möttönen asked about starting a company, Jan followed his gut.
Seven years later, IQM is Europe's largest quantum computing company, heading towards US public listing, and has just secured €50M from BlackRock.
This is a rare, personal look at the founder CEO journey – not just the company wins, but the internal transitions, the moments of doubt, and how Jan learned to lead whilst staying true to himself.
Jan reveals the journey: spinning out of VTT and Aalto University (April 2018), the…
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